* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring, and is
expected to continue through the afternoon.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Iowa, including the following
counties, Harrison, Pottawattamie and Shelby and Nebraska,
including the following counties, Burt, Butler, Colfax, Dodge,
Douglas, Saunders and Washington.

* WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring. Streams continue to rise
due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It will take several
hours for all the water from these storms to work through local
drainage systems. Please avoid any flooded roadways.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 249 PM CDT, emergency management, trained spotters, and
the public reported very heavy rainfall across the warned
area early this morning. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have
fallen over much of the warned area, with some locations
receiving 8 inches or more.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Omaha, northern Council Bluffs, Fremont, Blair, Harlan,
Wahoo, David City, Tekamah, Bennington, Boys Town, Elkhorn,
Carter Lake, Missouri Valley, Valley, Logan, Avoca,
Arlington, North Bend, Yutan and Underwood.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.